杏子

Chinese

		apricot	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (杏子)		杏	子
simp. #(杏子)		杏	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xìngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): hen⁴ zi³

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хынзы (hɨnzɨ, III-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁶ zi²
• Gan (Wiktionary): xin⁵ zi
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ghan-tsy
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xin⁴ zr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: syìng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinq.tzy
    • Palladius: синцзы (sinczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: hen⁴ zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xenz
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xən²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хынзы (hɨnzɨ, III-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xəŋ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁶ zi²
    • Yale: hahng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²² t͡siː³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xin⁵ zi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin¹¹ t͡sz̩¹/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶ghan-tsy
    • MiniDict: ghan^去 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhan-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦã²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xin⁴ zr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

杏子

1. apricot

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 杏 (“apricot”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		杏
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		杏
Taxonomic name		杏
Mandarin	Beijing	杏兒
	Langfang	杏兒
	Tangshan	杏兒
	Cangzhou	杏兒
	Baoding	杏兒
	Shijiazhuang	杏兒
	Daming	杏
	Bayanhot	杏子
	Harbin	杏兒
	Yantai (Muping)	杏子, 杏兒
	Jinan	杏
	Luoyang	杏
	Wanrong	杏
	Zhengzhou	杏
	Xi'an	杏
	Yinchuan	杏子
	Lanzhou	杏子
	Xining	杏兒
	Ürümqi	杏子
	Wuhan	杏子
	Chengdu	杏子, 杏兒
	Guiyang	杏子
	Liuzhou	杏子果
	Xuzhou	杏子, 杏
	Yangzhou	杏子
	Nanjing	杏子
	Hefei	杏子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	杏子
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	杏子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	杏
	Hong Kong	杏
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	杏
	Macau	杏
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	杏
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	杏
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	杏
	Foshan	杏
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	杏
	Foshan (Shunde)	杏
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	杏
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	杏
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	杏
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	杏
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	杏
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	杏
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	杏
	Taishan	杏
	Kaiping (Chikan)	杏
	Enping (Niujiang)	杏
	Heshan (Yayao)	杏
	Dongguan	杏
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	杏
	Qingyuan	杏
	Fogang	杏
	Yingde (Hanguang)	杏
	Yangshan	杏
	Lianshan (Butian)	杏
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	杏
	Shaoguan	杏
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	杏
	Renhua	杏
	Lechang	杏
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	杏
	Sihui	杏仔
	Guangning	杏
	Deqing	杏
	Huaiji	杏
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	杏
	Yunfu	杏
	Xinxing	杏
	Luoding	杏
	Yunan (Pingtai)	杏
	Yangjiang	杏
	Xinyi	杏
	Lianjiang	杏
	Nanning	杏
Gan	Nanchang	杏子
	Lichuan	杏子
	Pingxiang	杏子
Hakka	Meixian	杏仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	杏
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	杏
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	杏
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	杏
	Conghua (Lütian)	杏
	Yudu	杏子
Huizhou	Jixi	杏
Jin	Taiyuan	杏兒
	Pingyao	杏兒
	Xinzhou	杏兒
	Hohhot	杏兒
	Zhangjiakou	杏兒
	Handan	杏兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	杏
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	杏
Southern Min	Xiamen	杏
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	杏
	Chaozhou	杏
	Leizhou	杏
	Haikou	杏子
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	杏
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	杏
Wu	Shanghai	杏子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	杏子
	Suzhou	杏子
	Danyang	杏子
	Hangzhou	杏子
	Ningbo	杏子
	Wenzhou	杏梅, 杏兒
Xiang	Changsha	杏子
	Shuangfeng	杏子
	Quanzhou	杏

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (杏子):

• → Japanese: 杏子(あんず) (anzu)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
杏	子
あん Jinmeiyō	す > ず Grade: 1
tōon

Alternative spelling
杏

From a dialect of Chinese 杏子 (xìngzi), compare Cantonese 杏子 (hang⁶ zi²).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あんず [àńzú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠nd͡zɨᵝ]

Noun

杏(あん)子(ず) or 杏子(アンズ) • (anzu) 

1. an apricot, especially the Armenian plum, Prunus armeniaca

   Synonym: 唐桃 (karamomo)

   Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アンズ.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 杏(あん)子(ず)餡(あん) (anzuan)
• 杏(あん)子(ず)色(いろ) (anzuiro)
• 杏(アン)子(ズ)梅(ウメ) (anzu ume)
• 杏(アン)子(ズ)茸(タケ) (anzu take)
• 花(はな)杏(あんず) (hanānzu)

Descendants

• → Translingual: ansu

See also

• アプリコット (apurikotto)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
杏	子
もも Jinmeiyō	こ Grade: 1
irregular	kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
杏	子
きょう Jinmeiyō	こ Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

杏(きょう)子(こ) • (Kyōko) 

1. a female given name

杏(もも)子(こ) • (Momoko) 

1. a female given name